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Phyllis D. Miller

Phyllis has been making quilts since the summer of 1968. Her quilts have been exhibited and won awards at local, state, and national events. She makes both traditional and contemporary quilts, often combining both ideas in one quilt. She is well known in the quilt world as a teacher and for her organizational abilities. She is an active supporter and past president of the Kentucky Heritage Quilt Society and was the editor of the KHQS newsletter. She is the founder of the Kentucky Heritage Appliqué Society, a KHQS auxiliary group. One of Phyllis’ most rewarding accomplishments was starting Quilter’s Day Out in Kentucky so that quilters would have one day each year when they could be together. This was a way to bring a statewide organization to the quilters. This day of celebration was later declared National Quilting Day by the National Quilting Association and is now celebrated around the world. Phyllis’s favorite parts of quilting are designing the quilt and choosing an appropriate design for the quilting of the piece. She promotes using creative and innovative quilting designs to make every quilt unique.